Pair involved in fatal Kingston car accident both 27, from Suquamish

KINGSTON - The man who was killed and the woman who was injured after their car hit a utility pole Monday morning were both 27 years old and from Suquamish.

Sgt. Ken Dickinson, of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, said the male driver of a 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage was headed south on the 23000 block of Miller Bay Road, near Orseth Road, when the car left crashed into a utility pole. The car went down a 10-foot embankment before coming to rest.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Dickinson said.

The woman was taken to Harrison Medical Center. Her condition is unknown.

Investigators are not sure why the car left the roadway and have not eliminated the possibility of alcohol or speed, he said.

Officers got the call about the collision at 4:38 a.m., Dickinson said.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Deputy Steve Martin at 360-337-4634.